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657993

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2016
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Government Equalities Office: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what the average hourly earnings are of her Department's (a) BME and (b) non-BME employees.
	tabling member constituency	Dewsbury
	tabling member printed	Paula Sherriff
	uin	57322
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2016 answer text <p>The table below shows the average hourly earnings of the Department for Education (DfE) staff, including the Government Equalities Office (GEO) staff, by a) female b) male c) BME and d) non-BME.</p><p>Average Earnings of DfE Staff (including GEO)</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Nov-16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>£20.61</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>£21.97</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BME</p></td><td><p>£18.98</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-BME</p></td><td><p>£21.93</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The following table shows the average hourly earnings of GEO staff by a) female and b) male.</p><p>Average earnings of GEO Staff</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Nov-16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>£24.11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>£25.10</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Department and GEO records earnings as annual salaries. In order to convert the annual salaries to hourly rates the following calculation has been used: ((Gross Basic Salary*FTE)/52)/Weekly hours.</p><p>The pay gap is lower when analysed at grade level for men and women and BME and non-BME. The gaps can be largely attributed to the fact that is greater proportions of women and BME staff of the lower pay bands.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 57324 question first answered 16/12/2016 16:32:34 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4426 label Biography information for Paula Sherriff

657995

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2016
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Government Equalities Office: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what the average hourly earnings are of (a) female and (b) male employees of the Government Equalities Office.
	tabling member constituency	Dewsbury
	tabling member printed	Paula Sherriff
	uin	57324
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2016 answer text <p>The table below shows the average hourly earnings of the Department for Education (DfE) staff, including the Government Equalities Office (GEO) staff, by a) female b) male c) BME and d) non-BME.</p><p>Average Earnings of DfE Staff (including GEO)</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Nov-16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>£20.61</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>£21.97</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BME</p></td><td><p>£18.98</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-BME</p></td><td><p>£21.93</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The following table shows the average hourly earnings of GEO staff by a) female and b) male.</p><p>Average earnings of GEO Staff</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Nov-16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>£24.11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>£25.10</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Department and GEO records earnings as annual salaries. In order to convert the annual salaries to hourly rates the following calculation has been used: ((Gross Basic Salary*FTE)/52)/Weekly hours.</p><p>The pay gap is lower when analysed at grade level for men and women and BME and non-BME. The gaps can be largely attributed to the fact that is greater proportions of women and BME staff of the lower pay bands.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 57322 question first answered 16/12/2016 16:32:34 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4426 label Biography information for Paula Sherriff

649538

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2016
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Gender Recognition
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the Government's response to Recommendations 4 to 8 of the Women and Equalities Committee Report on Transgender Equality, Cm 9301, over what timeframe she plans to monitor the implementation of alternative gender recognition processes in other jurisdictions; which such jurisdictions she plans to monitor; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	55808
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2016 answer text <p>We have committed to a review of the Gender Recognition Act to streamline and demedicalise the gender recognition process, which will include an examination of how alternative gender recognition schemes operate in other countries.</p><p>We have begun our programme of work on reviewing the gender recognition process, and we will provide an update on the Government’s progress in 2017.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 55809 question first answered 06/12/2016 15:18:16 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

649537

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2016
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Gender Recognition
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the Government's response to Recommendations 4 to 8 of Women and Equalities Committee Report on Transgender Equality, Cm 9301, if she will set out a timetable for the review of the Gender Recognition Act to determine whether changes can be made to improve it in order to streamline and de-medicalise the gender recognition process; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	55809
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2016 answer text <p>We have committed to a review of the Gender Recognition Act to streamline and demedicalise the gender recognition process, which will include an examination of how alternative gender recognition schemes operate in other countries.</p><p>We have begun our programme of work on reviewing the gender recognition process, and we will provide an update on the Government’s progress in 2017.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 55808 question first answered 06/12/2016 15:18:16 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

752798

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2017
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Equality and Human Rights Commission
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, on what dates (a) the Chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, (b) the Deputy Chair, (c) the Chief Executive, (d) any other member of the Board of the Commission, (e) any member of the Equality and Human Rights Commission Disability Advisory Committee and (f) any employee of the Commission were first made aware (i) verbally, (ii) electronically and (iii) by any other means of the appointment of Lord Shinkwin to the Equality and Human Rights Commission.
	tabling member constituency	South Cambridgeshire
	tabling member printed	Heidi Allen
	uin	5381
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>The Equality and Human Rights Commission is an independent public body and decisions about the roles and responsibilities of its Board members, and how these are communicated within the organisation, are matters for the Commission itself. I have therefore asked the Commission’s Chief Executive Officer to write to the my hon. Friend with the information requested. I will place a copy of the letter in the libraries of both Houses.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 5382 5435 5436 5576 question first answered 24/07/2017 16:29:02 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4516 label Biography information for Heidi Allen

752799

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2017
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Equality and Human Rights Commission
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, on what dates in 2017 the Board of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (a) discussed and (b) approved the abolition of the post of Disability Commissioner and whether that decision was (i) voted on, (ii) approved unanimously and (iii) made by a majority vote.
	tabling member constituency	South Cambridgeshire
	tabling member printed	Heidi Allen
	uin	5382
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>The Equality and Human Rights Commission is an independent public body and decisions about the roles and responsibilities of its Board members, and how these are communicated within the organisation, are matters for the Commission itself. I have therefore asked the Commission’s Chief Executive Officer to write to the my hon. Friend with the information requested. I will place a copy of the letter in the libraries of both Houses.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 5381 5435 5436 5576 question first answered 24/07/2017 16:29:02 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4516 label Biography information for Heidi Allen

753020

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2017
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Equality and Human Rights Commission
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether the decision to abolish the post of Disability Commissioner in 2017 was taken outside of an Equality and Human Rights Commission board meeting; whether the standard procedure for the board to make decisions outside of board meetings was followed; what electronic or hard copy records exist of communications relating to (a) the possibility of abolishing and (b) the decision to abolish the post of Disability Commissioner in 2017 (i) from or to individual board members and (ii) by any employees of the Equality and Human Rights Commission; and if she will place a copy of those records in the Library.
	tabling member constituency	South Cambridgeshire
	tabling member printed	Heidi Allen
	uin	5436
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>The Equality and Human Rights Commission is an independent public body and decisions about the roles and responsibilities of its Board members, and how these are communicated within the organisation, are matters for the Commission itself. I have therefore asked the Commission’s Chief Executive Officer to write to the my hon. Friend with the information requested. I will place a copy of the letter in the libraries of both Houses.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 5381 5382 5435 5576 question first answered 24/07/2017 16:29:02 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4516 label Biography information for Heidi Allen

753021

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2017
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Equality and Human Rights Commission
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what process the board of the Equality and Human Rights Commission uses to take decisions outside of formal board meetings.
	tabling member constituency	South Cambridgeshire
	tabling member printed	Heidi Allen
	uin	5435
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>The Equality and Human Rights Commission is an independent public body and decisions about the roles and responsibilities of its Board members, and how these are communicated within the organisation, are matters for the Commission itself. I have therefore asked the Commission’s Chief Executive Officer to write to the my hon. Friend with the information requested. I will place a copy of the letter in the libraries of both Houses.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 5381 5382 5436 5576 question first answered 24/07/2017 16:29:02 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4516 label Biography information for Heidi Allen

647289

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2016
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Gender Recognition
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to page 11 of the Government response to the First Report from the Women and Equalities Committee, Session 2015-16, on Transgender Equality, column 9301, published in July 2016, what progress the Government has made on reviewing the Gender Recognition Act 2004 to determine whether changes can be made to streamline and de-medicalise the gender recognition process.
	tabling member constituency	Basingstoke
	tabling member printed	Mrs Maria Miller
	uin	55074
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2016 answer text <p>In our response to the Committee in July, the Government committed to a range of significant actions designed to improve the lives and experiences of transgender people.</p><p>We agree with the Committee that issues raised are serious and complex. That is why we are engaging with stakeholders to make sure any changes we make are based on evidence and user needs.</p><p>On the action plans specifically, we are in the process of collating updates and will publish a summary in 2017.</p><p>On reforms to the Gender Recognition Act, we’ve been engaging with ministers on how to take this commitment forward and we have begun our stakeholder engagement programme by meeting the Gender Recognition Panel.</p><p>We will provide an update on the Government’s progress in 2017.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 55076 55077 55078 question first answered 01/12/2016 11:16:22 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	1480 label Biography information for Dame Maria Miller

647292

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2016
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Transgender People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to page 30 of the Government response to the First Report from the Women and Equalities Committee, Session 2015-16, on Transgender Equality, Cm 9301, published in July 2016, to which heads of profession she wrote highlighting the need for training on transgender issues for their profession and asking them to introduce training if not already available and to monitor the effectiveness of any training provided; and what information she holds on steps taken by heads of profession in response to those letters.
	tabling member constituency	Basingstoke
	tabling member printed	Mrs Maria Miller
	uin	55077
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2016 answer text <p>In our response to the Committee in July, the Government committed to a range of significant actions designed to improve the lives and experiences of transgender people.</p><p>We agree with the Committee that issues raised are serious and complex. That is why we are engaging with stakeholders to make sure any changes we make are based on evidence and user needs.</p><p>On the action plans specifically, we are in the process of collating updates and will publish a summary in 2017.</p><p>On reforms to the Gender Recognition Act, we’ve been engaging with ministers on how to take this commitment forward and we have begun our stakeholder engagement programme by meeting the Gender Recognition Panel.</p><p>We will provide an update on the Government’s progress in 2017.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 55074 55076 55078 question first answered 01/12/2016 11:16:22 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	1480 label Biography information for Dame Maria Miller